ElShaddai Centre: Working against the Tide in Aid of Desperate Refugees

By Rachel Yeoh

March 2025 FEATURE
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*Names changed to protect identities.I CANNOT IMAGINE the shock felt by Ling* when she arrived back at her staff quarters, and was greeted by refugees also taking shelter in the same lodging. She had only been away for approximately one week. As one who teaches refugee children for a living, she didn’t think she had the mental capacity to share her living space with them too. Most of the staff were packing to leave for another staff house, citing the...

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Rachel Yeoh

is a former journalist who traded her on-the-go job for a life behind the desk. For the sake of work-life balance, she participates in Penang's performing arts scene after hours.

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